Does correcting senior engineers in a call get you into trouble?
I'm usually very diplomatic when it comes to talking to senior colleagues and discussing problems. I accept my mistake to make them look good and have been doing it most of the times. But recently i corrected a few senior engineers in a team call who were wrong about the logic. Does this get me into trouble? TC: 15 LPA
Honestly it depends on the individual and the team culture. That being said team cultures that promote an idea of uncheckable hierarchies suck, and you should find a better place to thrive in if that’s what your workplace dynamic is like.
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I would rather pose criticism as a question to be safe. But in an agile environment one is to just do without knowing rather ask for help. Anything potentially contentious should be written in email and documented. I try to email rather than use teams for this reason.
How is it related to agile specifically?
How would you feel if you were in their shoe and someone would say what you said?
Everyone reacts differently to such situations. OP's feeling will have no correlation to how someone else will feel.
It does have correlation. This is a good exercise to learn empathy/put yourself in their shoe. If op is mentally normal like other human being, how he feels will tell him that some people will feel that way. And if is not a good feeling, is it worth it? Or can there be better tactful way?
Never found this to be the case, if you’re right and not rude about it. If it does then they / the company sucks lol
Yep this has never been a problem in my career either. I don't think seniority is even a factor in this context
I don't care at all. I would actually appreciate if you do, I learn something every day. yoe 9
As a senior engineer one of the first things I have always done when joining a team is have lunch with junior team members and talk about how they should always feel like they can call me out. We’re all human, we make mistakes, if someone has a better idea let’s hear it.
Is that A thing? I’ve corrected senior plenty of time and never felt like it was out of place. Unless obviously they think they know everything because of their title
Maybe that's because your company doesn't promote competitiveness among its employees
If they’re wrong, they’re wrong. If they can’t accept their mistake, they shouldn’t be in a senior position.
Yes, it “should” be like that but that’s always not the case.
Depends on their ego. Also in US when I try to correct a senior I usually put a statement "i could be wrong but my guess is"
Don't think all engineers are like that in the usa, depends on the size of the ego. But it's also about how you put your point forward
Yup I do the same.. “I think it might be like.......but I could be wrong” or “but I’m not fully sure”